{
  "id": 14736515,
  "title": "Koalition: Grüne wollen Montag über Koalitionsgespräche in Berlin entscheiden",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/koalition-grune-wollen-montag-uber-koalitionsgesprache-in-berlin",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:57:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/berlin-gruene-wollen-montag-ueber-koalitionsgespraeche-entscheiden/100262645.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Berlin, Germany - The Green party is set to decide on Monday whether they will join coalition talks with the left-wing parties and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin. Once the Land Committee convenes, 49 delegates will cast their vote on the Greens' participation. Initially, the Greens had planned a mini-party congress for Friday evening, but the left-wing, Greens, and SPD discussions in Berlin were halted on Tuesday evening regarding the inclusion of controversial lawmaker Vanessa Emde in the left-wing faction. Emde, like other parts of the Berlin left, has faced criticism over her positions on Israel and antisemitism. The parties resumed their talks about a possible government coalition on Thursday at the House of Statistics. Approximately three and a half weeks after the September 20 state parliament election, the conditions for a rapid agreement remain challenging. The state parliament election saw the left win 25.7 percent of the votes, leading Green Party leader Vanessa Emde to reaffirm her intention to form a government with the Greens and SPD. The Greens secured 14.3 percent of the votes, while the SPD received 12.1 percent. The Greens had already sympathized with a left-led government during the election campaign. However, a government between CDU, Greens, and SPD is also a possibility. Recently, the CDU governed with the SPD in Berlin. Nonetheless, there are reservations within all three parties against such a \"Kenya alliance.\" The CDU, Greens, and SPD are considered the three election losers, and they would only have a slim majority of three mandates in the Berlin state parliament. CDU had not invited the parties to talks until then. It remains unclear whether the failure of talks between red-green-red would change this.",
  "summary": "Die Grünen und die SPD tun sich schwer mit der Position einiger Politiker der Berliner Linken zu Israel und zum Antisemitismus. Die Sondierungsgespräche verlaufen holprig.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
        "title": "The governments in Paris and Berlin want to protect industry from China. Two major sectors are afraid of this.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/die-regierungen-in-paris-und-berlin-wollen-die-industrie-vor-china",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:35:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}